Letting Agents contacted guarantor

DVardysShadow

terryw wrote: »

I really don't know but what's good for the goose .....etc.

So did you follow this procedure?

Obviously not. It went to the tip.

gazfocus

I followed each part of that process apart from selling it as it wasn't really in saleable condition.

Fire_Fox

The OP has previously posted threads about wanting to withhold the deposit and wanting to get rid of some of the landlord's possessions. Unsurprisingly he was not advised to withhold rent and was not advised to take any furniture to the tip.

Britwife

You might want to pay that "missing rent" as they will continue to pursue it with your cosigner. If you need a cosigner for something else, they may not want to do it again.

You can't give them a deadline for collecting property that belongs in the house. It's their option to take it and store it and if not then you just can assume it's ok to tip it. Maybe they forgot or perhaps it would have been better to ring the LL and ask what they would like you to do with it.

We got permission to remove built in wardrobes in our 2nd br and offered to buy new ones when we move out. She said if you can store them up in the loft, I'd be happy just to have these go back in. So up in the loft they went.

You will have to speak with the LL and set something up for paying them. You won't get a full deposit back and still owe rent......unless you expect your cosigner to pay it for you.

gazfocus

Britwife wrote: »

You will have to speak with the LL and set something up for paying them. You won't get a full deposit back and still owe rent......unless you expect your cosigner to pay it for you.

As I see it, the LL has to prove in some way that the cupboard was there and as there was no inventory they may have extreme difficulty doing so.

I wasn't saying I expect full deposit back whilst still owing rent - I want them to use the deposit for paying the final months rent.

pimento

lizzielondon wrote: »

both times i've ended contracts i've got my full deposit back but had to wait weeks- that's just the way it is

Why should you just accept that it's OK to wait weeks for the return of your deposit? What if you need it for your next place?

terryw

Surely if the deposit is held in a scheme, both the LL and the tenant have to agree before the deposit is released?

lizzielondon

pimento wrote: »

Why should you just accept that it's OK to wait weeks for the return of your deposit? What if you need it for your next place?

both letting agents used 3rd party companies fot the check out report- they then take a few days to get the report back to the letting agents- who then takes a few days to send to the landlord- who then takes a few days to say- release it all etc- then the letting agent faffs about making excuses as to why it's not in your bank account blaming in on their 'finance' dept

you shouldn't need it for you next place-
you're always going to have to pay your next deposit and months rent upfront before you move out aren't you?
and you're not going to get your deposit back until you've moved out
waiting a few weeks for your deposit to come back isn't going to hold up your rent payment after that

Fire_Fox

pimento wrote: »

Why should you just accept that it's OK to wait weeks for the return of your deposit? What if you need it for your next place?

Why should the landlord wait weeks for the last months rent when the tenant signed a legally binding contract to pay it on a fixed date each and every month of his tenancy? Tenants should plan their finances better or move to a property/ area they can afford.